Alektryon the Rooster

Alektryon the Rooster (died 431 BC) was a Greek mercenary during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography
Alektryon was said to have fought best while his pet rooster was by his side; he loved telling the story of how his rooster saved him from captors by attacking and allowing him to grab his enemy's weapon. People claimed to see him freeing enslaved chickens everywhere to repay this debt. In 431 BC, he was hired to hunt down and kill the rival mercenary Kassandra at the Mt. Pentelikos Marble Quarry, but she slew him in battle.